Some 20-30 years ago, pumpkin was present in the diet of either adherents of a healthy lifestyle, or rural residents who were forced to eat fruits from their lands.
However, at present, this incredibly useful vegetable has become associated not only with the fabulous vehicle that delivered Cinderella to the ball among the majority of the post-Soviet population.
Now there are many recipes for making pumpkin. These tasty and healthy dishes are very popular with both professional chefs and ordinary Russian housewives. One such dish is pumpkin pancakes.
There are a lot of variations of pumpkin pancakes: sweet, with fruits, cheese, meat, with dried fruits and nuts, honey and so on. Even the most demanding gourmets can choose from this many amazing options suitable for themselves.
Introducing the top 10 most delicious pumpkin muffin recipes.
10. With feta cheese and chives
The incredibly harmonious combination of soft spicy feta cheese and tender pumpkin will not leave anyone indifferent. This dish will appeal to even those who are very difficult to feed vegetables.
In addition, despite the satiety of these fritters, they do not contain a lot of calories, so they are great as a breakfast for adherents of a healthy diet.
To prepare pumpkin pancakes with feta cheesetake:
- 700 grams of fresh pumpkin;
- 4 tbsp. tablespoons of vegetable oil;
- 150 grams of wheat flour;
- 50 grams feta cheese;
- 200 grams of green onions;
- 2 chicken eggs.
Raw pumpkin cut into large pieces. Combine with vegetable oil. Put them on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes at 220 ° C.
Cool the pumpkin and turn it into slurry. Squeeze with flour, cheese, chopped onions, eggs and spices. Mix thoroughly.
Put fritters on a preheated pan and fry over medium heat for 5 minutes until golden brown.
9. With hard cheese
The perfect combination of the salty taste of hard cheese and the soft sweetness of pumpkin will appeal to even the most demanding gourmets.
To prepare pumpkin cheese pancakes, prepare:
- a pound of fresh pumpkin;
- 100 grams of hard cheese;
- 1 clove of garlic;
- 6 branches of fresh parsley;
- 2 eggs;
- 4 tbsp. tablespoons of flour;
- salt and spices to taste.
Bake pumpkin slices until soft for about half an hour. After that, remove the pumpkin from the oven, let cool and turn into a homogeneous gruel.
Grind hard cheese. Turn garlic into gruel. Finely chop the parsley. Mix all of these ingredients with eggs and flour. Stir until a uniform consistency is formed.
Spread and fry for 5 minutes on both sides in a preheated pan.
8. With onions and garlic
This spicy dish is not worth trying if you plan to kiss someone after dinner. However, the taste of these fritters can please you even more than the most passionate hugs.
To make this wonderful meal, take:
- a pound of fresh pumpkin;
- 2 eggs;
- 200 grams of sour cream
- 100 grams of wheat flour;
- 1 head of onion;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder.
Grind and mix all the ingredients.
To lay out garlic and onion pancakes in a heated pan and fry for 5 minutes.
7. With cottage cheese
A tasty and healthy dish that will appeal to both adults and children. Once you have prepared these pancakes, you will want to repeat it again and again. Try and see!
For cooking pumpkin fritters with cottage cheesetake:
- 400 grams of fresh pumpkin;
- 2 medium apples;
- 200 grams of cottage cheese;
- 2 chicken eggs;
- 2/3 cup raisins;
- 4 tbsp sugar;
- 5 tbsp flour;
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder;
- 100 ml of cow's milk.
Grind pumpkin and apples. Add cottage cheese and other ingredients to them. As a result, you should get a dough with a consistency of thick sour cream.
In a heated frying pan, fry the pancakes until a beautiful crust forms.
6. On kefir
Light and very tasty kefir pancakes will please you and your family. A low-fat and very useful sour-milk product will give pumpkin pancakes ease.
To make pancakes with kefir, take:
- 400 grams of fresh pumpkin;
- 2 chicken eggs;
- 0.5 cups kefir;
- 1 cup flour;
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder;
- salt to taste.
Pre-bake the pumpkin in the oven until soft. Mix all the ingredients, mix thoroughly until a homogeneous consistency. Put fritters on a preheated pan and fry on both sides until a beautiful crust forms.
5. In the oven
Cooked in the oven, pumpkin pancakes acquire a delicate taste and a very pleasant aroma. In addition, they are cooked simply and quickly, which is suitable for inexperienced cooks.
So, prepare:
- 4 cups chopped pumpkin;
- 3 chicken eggs;
- 3 tbsp. tablespoons of sugar;
- 2 tbsp. spoons of sour cream;
- one and a half cups of wheat flour;
- 1 teaspoon of soda.
Shredded pumpkin must be squeezed a little. Next, combine the pumpkin with eggs, sour cream, wheat flour and soda. All this mix thoroughly. The result is a consistency of thick sour cream.
Bake pancakes in an oven preheated to 180 ° C for 15 minutes. After the specified time, turn over the pancakes and bake them for another 10 minutes.
4. With a banana
A gentle and light breakfast is perfect for baby food. Children of any age will appreciate the amazing taste of this dish.
To prepare this dish, take:
- 250 grams of fresh pumpkin;
- 70 g banana;
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of cow's milk;
- 1 tbsp. a spoonful of sugar;
- cinnamon on the tip of a knife;
- 100 grams of flour;
- 3 grams of baking powder.
The pumpkin, without peeling, should be baked in the oven until it is softened. Then cool and separate the pulp.
Mash the banana to a mushy consistency by adding soft pumpkin and milk. After that, in the pumpkin-banana mixture you need to add the rest of the ingredients and mix it all thoroughly.
Put in a heated pan banana fritters and fry them until golden brown.
3. With nuts
These pancakes will appeal to sweet tooth who take care of their figure and health. This dessert is very easy to prepare, even suitable for a festive table.
To make these delicious, delicious, take:
- 300 grams of pumpkin;
- 50 grams of nuts;
- 1 chicken egg;
- 50 grams of flour;
- 50 grams of sugar;
- 50 grams of raisins;
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves;
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg.
Grind the pumpkin to the combine. Also chop nuts. Mix and add the rest of the ingredients. As a result, the mixture should have a uniform consistency.
Put small pancakes on a preheated skillet and fry for 5 minutes on both sides.
2. With sausage
This hearty meal is suitable for a hearty breakfast. Especially it will appeal to the representatives of the stronger sex, rejecting the vegetarian ideas of breakfast.
So for cooking pumpkin and sausage fritters you will need:
- 400 grams of pumpkin;
- 200 grams of sausage (preferably doctor's);
- 2 eggs;
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of flour;
- spices - optional.
For starters, pumpkin and sausage should be ground on a grater. Mix both ingredients.
Separate yolks from proteins. Beat whites with a blender. Add both of these mixes to the pumpkin with sausage and mix thoroughly. Next, add flour, salt and spices.
In a heated pan, fry the pancakes until a beautiful crust forms.
1. With apples
A light dessert for those who follow their figure. Fritters are light and sweet, children like them very much.
For cooking fritters with apples required:
- 300 grams of fresh pumpkin;
- 150 g of apples;
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of milk;
- cinnamon on the tip of a knife;
- 100 grams of flour;
- 3 grams of baking powder.
Pumpkin must be baked slightly in the oven until soft. Grate the apple. Mix with pumpkin, add milk. Then add the remaining ingredients, mix. Fry in a pan on both sides.